Sometimes we set resolutions to overhaul our whole lifestyle this time of year. How has that worked out for you in years past? Most of the time it is overwhelming to keep up with the rigid plan within a couple of weeks, and then we start to beat ourselves up over our failure to maintain all the changes. The key to success is ONE thing.
Not a new topic for me, or you I’m guessing. I’ve talked about how fear held me back – all kinds of fear (of failure, of success, of letting go, of taking a chance, of losing something or someone, of everything)!
It’s not an easy thing to overcome. Like on onion with layers and layers, once I mastered some portion of fear, it seemed like there was a new and deeper layer to deal with. Letting go of fear in order to keep moving, improving life and making a difference is a constant process, but I’m getting better!
A couple of weeks ago, I was curious about a new goal outside of the walls of The New Basis. I didn’t want to set that new goal, just curious if it’s something I could do next year if I felt like taking the leap . . . next year.
So let me back up a bit.
Last October at an amazing fitness business conference called Mega Training in Florida, I had such amazing inspiration from fitness business owners across the globe and dreamed of someday being like them. Case Study Presenters, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, Member of the Year, etc. At one point I leaned over to my husband and said “Next year, Rookie of the Year. . .” And I laughed, because the thought was quite absurd ~ a total pipe dream, not a real goal. Who was I to think that I'd be ready to be considered "good enough" to be noticed? I had just left my day job and took a huge risk to start my own business, and we were on a trip to the East Coast to rub shoulders with the best. Was I crazy for choosing this path?!? There was SO much work to be done, and I already felt behind. I took comfort at least in knowing that these other business owners had started out somewhere themselves, and they’re thriving. I will be too, later . . .
Add a commentI was talking to Julie the other day about things she has done for her health, and she shared about running the Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, which is held in downtown San Jose every year on Thanksgiving morning, and it sounded very interesting to me.
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Sometimes I just need a few . . . minutes, hours, slow breaths, days, fill-in-the-blank-here. And yet it's often difficult to take the time to slow down, gather my thoughts and just breathe. Being present isn't easy. Focusing on the here and now isn't natural for me. I dwell on things from the past, changes I could have made or things I could have done to create a different outcome. I find myself concerned with the future, and how in the present I can effect that future in my to-do list. But really, sometimes I need to just rest.
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